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Lisryan

Coordinates: 53°43′41″N 7°30′12″W / 53.72818°N 7.50333°W / 53.72818; -7.50333
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Lisryan
Lios Riain
Village
The R395 regional road at Lisryan
The R395 regional road at Lisryan
Lisryan is located in Ireland
Lisryan
Lisryan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°43′41″N 7°30′12″W / 53.72818°N 7.50333°W / 53.72818; -7.50333
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Longford
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN326755

Lisryan (Irish: Lios Riain, meaning 'Rian's ringfort')[1] is a village in County Longford, Ireland.

Transport

Lisryan is located on the Regional Road the R395 road. The nearest towns are Granard and Edgeworthstown. Granard is served by the Bus Éireann number 111 bus service.[2] Twice on a Friday only, the bus route changes slightly and the bus drives through the village of Lisryan; and people can journey to Granard or Dublin. Edgeworthstown is served by the Iarnród Éireann Sligo to Dublin train service.[3]

Activities

Lisryan is a rural village. There are many opportunities to walk and bicycle in the area.[citation needed] There is also a sports field located within the village which is used for association football and Gaelic games.[citation needed]

There is a bring bank for glass in Lisryan, one of 25 such banks in County Longford.[4]

Coolamber Manor

Cloonshanagh or Coolamber Manor Demesne (in Irish: Cluain Seanach meaning "lawn or meadow of the foxes". Or Cul Amra meaning "hill-back of the trough")[5] is a large country house on a site of approximately 150 acres.[6] It is located just outside the village of Lisryan. It was a drug rehabilitation centre, however its doors are now closed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lios Riain/Lisryan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/printed_timetable_pdfs/2009/Dublin%20Sligo%2009.pdf [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Error".
  5. ^ "Error".
  6. ^ http://www.rehab.ie/about/pdfs/Autumn2002/1to9.pdf [dead link]
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